| 21 June 2004 | Monday | 02 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 |
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Iraq plans to restructure forces to fight insurgents
BAGHDAD, June 20: Iraq said on Sunday it plans to restructure its security forces to battle insurgents across the country and could impose emergency law once the US-led occupation formally ends in 10 days. ... 
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Sadr invited to July national meeting
BAGHDAD, June 20: Shia firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr has been invited to the July political conference to select a national council that will advise Iraq's interim government, an Iraqi official said on Sunday. ...
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Clinton's Lewinsky chapter gets preference over Osama, nukes
NEW YORK, June 20: Bill Clinton's memoirs run to 957 pages, but the majority of readers rushing to buy the book on Tuesday will be focusing on one particular section indexed somewhere under the letter "L." ...
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Al Qaeda 'may win election for Bush'
WASHINGTON: A senior US intelligence official is about to publish a bitter condemnation of America's counter-terrorism policy, arguing that the West is losing the war against Al Qaeda and that an "avaricious, premeditated ...
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Israeli MPs file petition against Sharon
AL QUDS, June 20: A backlash was brewing on Sunday against a decision not to indict Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for corruption over a property deal as two MPs filed a petition with the supreme court. ...
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Israel eases border for Gaza workers
GAZA, June 20: Israel reopened on Sunday a key Gaza crossing that is a gateway to coveted jobs in the Zionist state, but only a fraction of the usual Palestinian workforce was allowed to pass after a three-month closure. ...
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US must blend democratic ideals with geopolitics
LONDON: In a world that seems full of contending ideas and aspirations, perhaps none is more puzzling than the tension between democracy and real politik. ...
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'Blueprint for tyranny' or messy fudge?: EU Constitution
BRUSSELS: At worst, it is reviled, and at best, it is seen as a fudged compromise. The European Union constitution was never likely to please everyone, and so it has proved. ...
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EU rebukes Iran over human rights
TEHRAN, June 20: The European Union on Sunday gave Iran a tough rebuke over the Islamic republic's human rights record, saying it was "gravely concerned" at widespread abuses despite several rounds of talks with Tehran. ...
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Mubarak delegates powers to PM
CAIRO, June 20: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak delegated his powers to Prime Minister Atef Obeid on Sunday during his absence from Egypt for surgery in Germany, state television reported. ...
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BJP stands by Modi
NEW DELHI, June 20: India's opposition Hindu nationalists on Sunday shot down renewed calls to dismiss Gujarat's hardline leader, who is accused of abetting anti-Muslim violence in the western state. ...
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US pushes transgenic crops in Africa
OUAGADOUGOU, June 20: The US government on Monday will sponsor a three-day conference here to sell the benefits of genetically modified seeds - a subject that has already found fertile ground in Burkina Faso. ...
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